blackmail,married couple,rivalry,murder,gossip,courtroom,rural town

Poison (1951)

Poster for Poison

Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show, Paul decides to go to Paris to meet a famous lawyer in the acquittal of the murderers. He tells the lawyer that he killed his wife. The lawyer asks Paul to reconstruct the circumstances of the drama. Without knowing it, he explains, in spite of himself, the way for Paul to murder his wife by putting the odds on his side to avoid death penalty or even be released...

Cast & Crew

Director
Sacha Guitry
  • Profile picture of Michel Simon
    Paul Louis Victor Braconnier Michel Simon
  • Profile picture of Jean Debucourt
    Maître Aubanel Jean Debucourt
  • Profile picture of Jacques Varennes
    Le procureur Jacques Varennes
  • Profile picture of Germaine Reuver
    Blandine Braconnier Germaine Reuver
  • Profile picture of Marcelle Arnold
    Germaine Chevillard Marcelle Arnold
  • Profile picture of Georges Bever
    Mr Gaillard Georges Bever
  • Profile picture of Nicolas Amato
    Victor Boitevin Nicolas Amato
  • Profile picture of Jeanne Fusier-Gir
    Mme Tyberghen Jeanne Fusier-Gir

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Keywords

  • blackmail
  • married couple
  • rivalry
  • murder
  • gossip
  • courtroom
  • rural town